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Preparing Replication Packages for 2026 AEA Papers and Proceedings

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For authors preparing the replication packages that accompany their 2026 AEA Papers and Proceedings publication www.aeaweb.org/journals/pandp: Here are some notes on preparing your replication package.

Papers and Proceedings preparation checklist

Much of the preparation for papers published in Papers and Proceedings is the same as for the AEA journals, see Step 1 for basic preparation & Step 2 if depositing at the AEA Data and Code repository.

However, our compliance check is more limited than the checks conducted for peer-reviewed papers. Your replication package must nevertheless be fully compliant with the AEA Data and Code Availability Policy.

This means: Should a reader or user of your replication package find errors or omissions at a later stage, you will be asked to remedy the situation in line with our Policy on Revisions of Data and Code Deposits.

What do we do?

My replicators will review the deposit, review the README, and send you a filled-out checklist, verifying compliance with each item. If you want to get a perfect score (gamification!) you can find a printable checklist here.

Repository choices

The use of the AEA Data & Code Repository is strongly encouraged. Other repositories and archives considered to be “trusted” may be acceptable - if you ALREADY have a replication package @ Dataverse/Zenodo/etc. please use that (Github is NOT a “trusted” archive).

More information

Check out our full guidance on preparing for P&P.

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